FastUsenet.org Review

FastUsenet.org is a Usenet service provider that offers reliable and secure Usenet services to customers around the world. They offer excellent retention rates, a free trial, an iPhone friendly newsreader, and a web newsreader as part of their core package. FastUsenet also comes with a free copy of Grabit, offering a ready option for downloading content.

Retention

FastUsenet.org has significantly upgraded its retention and is now up to 2,006 days. This makes them competitive with most of the other companies out there and, most certainly, ensures that a lot of content uploaded to the system in past years will still be available.

Pricing

FastUsenet.org has several different pricing options. They include:

Unlimited: $9.95 per month with US and EU servers, unlimited downloads and 50 connections.

35 GB: $5.95 per month for 35 GB total downloads each month.

15 GB: $3.95 for a total of 15 GB total downloads per month.

6 GB: $2.95 for 6 GB of downloads per month.

Free trial

FastUsenet.org has a generous 14 day / 15 GB free trial. It comes with the newsreader and search features included.

Coupons

Currently, there are no coupons available.

Speed

Your download speed is unlimited with this provider. With 50 connections, even those with very fast Internet speeds should be able to top out their download rates.

Security/Anonymity

50 SSL connections are included on all accounts by default.

Other Nice Features

The Grabit newsreader is a great addition to this service. You’ll have access to a search feature, as well, which is a necessity when you’re trying to comb through the vast amount of content on the USENET system.

FastUsenet has great customer service. They’re nice and helpful and make it a lot easier for people who might be less experienced with USENET and who might need an assist now and then. Overall, this service has a lot to offer. Their retention rates are good and their plans are broad. The free trial is very generous.

Conclusion

FastUsenet offers great retention rates, good pricing and enough options to let even casual users find something that will suit them well. Overall, this service is worth checking out. With the long free trial, you don’t have to rush through the process of assessing them, either.

Recommendation

This is a good choice in providers. Their retention rates are competitive and their pricing is attractive. They’re definitely worth taking a look at. You might want to check out our other providers, as well, if you’re in the market for a new account.

3 Comments about FastUsenet.org Review

soupdragon on July 6th, 2011

A follow up. Since they had a server upgrade it’s reliable 95% of the time so I decided to stick with it. Secure access is still only limited to one or two simultaneous connections and thats when it works at all, which isn’t very often. But then what usenet provider does have a reliable secure port? Giganews possibly, but then look at their prices.

mrmah on July 13th, 2012

I used this service for three months – not a single problem at all. I was on their cheapest plan, 6GB for $2.95 a month. The auto renew went thru fine and my speeds were excellent, however I only have a 16Mb/s connection and I was getting consistent 1800-2100KB/s speeds.

Scott on July 4th, 2015

No customer service at all, I sent them a query about a usenet group that wasn’t set up properly and not only did they not reply but the ticket was deleted!